News and Events

24 May 2022

Apprenticeships part of recovery investment for Scotland’s employers

Employers are backing apprenticeships and supporting young people through Scotland’s economic transition from the pandemic.

24 May 2022

Employers develop a new future for Scotland’s engineering sector

Scotland’s major engineering and manufacturing sector has developed a new apprenticeship providing skills in emerging technologies that it can adopt and leverage to thrive.

24 May 2022

MSP Mercedes Villalba visits metal fabrication company in Dundee

A Dundee firm which benefited from SDS’s Skills for Growth programme has been explaining the benefits to a local MSP.

17 May 2022

New toolkit available to support new entrants into Tourism sector

A new toolkit has been launched to support new entrants into the Tourism & Hospitality industry.

03 May 2022

Free online Climate Emergency Training for people across Scotland

Keep Scotland Beautiful offer chances to become certified as Carbon Literate

28 April 2022

Scotland's Tech Sector Back In Growth Mode

New research from ScotlandIS has revealed that Scottish tech businesses bounced back in 2021, with 72% of companies reporting increased sales. This marks a return to pre-pandemic levels of sales growth reported in 2019, after a significant drop last year (44%).

21 April 2022

Pilot E-commerce Course A First For College Sector

City of Glasgow College, together with Borders College and Edinburgh College, is piloting a new Ecommerce & Business course.

23 March 2022

Government Fund Provides Positive Change For Scottish Businesses

Glasgow-based specialist recruitment agency, Change Recruitment are championing the merits of the Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) and are encouraging other Scottish businesses to apply for funding before the deadline for applications for academic year 2021-22 is at the end of July 2022.